Serious Incident to an Airbus A320 registered A6-AOJ operated by Air Arabia on 03/17/16 at Riyadh [investigation led by AIB / Saudi Arabia]
Déclenchement de l'alarme incendie de la soute arrière, déroutement, évacuation d'urgence
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from Saudi Arabia:
En route to Taif (Saoudi Arabia), the PIC diverted to Riyadh (OERK) due to smoke indication in the aft cargo. The aircraft landed safely and the passengers were evacuated through slides deployment at the end of the runway 33L.